Getting Organized

[DenaInWyo]

Woot! I found the perfect thing for organizing my flavorings. I've been racking my brains for a couple of weeks for a good solution to keep them lined up and alphabetized so I am not digging through a tupperware container trying to find that one bottle. Almost everything I have right now is sample sized since I'm new to this, but I already have about 100 flavors. This is two inches deep so it should easily hold a 30 mL bottle as well. I have a tendency toward going at things full on ANYWAY..

Amazon.com : Pana Brand *Register under Pana* Nail Polish Wall Rack (Fit Up To 100 Bottles of Nail Polish) (Metal Frame, Unbreakable) (BLACK) : Beauty

This is what I ordered. If you go to Amazon and search nail polish racks, you'll find a ton of different styles. For me, this is just about perfect.

I recently kicked..er..my boys recently moved out and we have the entire downstairs of our house back. My mom and I are turning it into the Diva Den and I can do whatever I want with the space. I'm going to set up a mixing station. Thinking of moving the china hutch down there as further storage..but may just get some kind of cupboard. We have a small chest freezer and it's only purpose in life is going to be frozen nicotine and ice cream. And I'll be buying cool stuff at Blizzcon this year for the walls. It's going to be like being a teenager decorating their room again..and I'm 43.

Hey WillieB? I bought that journal today!

 

[Harleybarbie]

I love the idea, it's a great price too! I would use it for my juices too!

 

[DenaInWyo]

I thought about that too, for my juices, but if you hang it on the wall, that might be too much sunlight. I think I'm going to stick with my graduated shelves/lazy susan in my china hutch for those.

You could, however, get one of the desktop ones with the graduated height shelves and put it in a cupboard!

I was pretty thrilled with the find..just a random google idea from searching for "organizing DIY eliquid"

 

[Harleybarbie]

I thought about that too, for my juices, but if you hang it on the wall, that might be too much sunlight. I think I'm going to stick with my graduated shelves/lazy susan in my china hutch for those.

You could, however, get one of the desktop ones with the graduated height shelves and put it in a cupboard!

I was pretty thrilled with the find..just a random google idea from searching for "organizing DIY eliquid"

I haven't figured how to organize my things yet.
I think a Diva Den is a cool idea
I'm wanting a mixing station/storage station to put all of my equipment and juices in.
I love seeing what people come up with

 

[DenaInWyo]

I'm excited for it but oh my..the amount of work it's going to take. I had two teenaged boys living down there for 6 years. I have holes in the wall to patch, painting to do..and cleaning. Oh the cleaning. I discovered one of the boys threw his pocket knife at the wall several times. There's a hole in the closet wall that was the result of a teenager/mom argument a few years back that I didn't know about. Sigh..I need a hazmat suit. I've just about got it clean but I really hate painting. I can say all I want that they need to come over and help, but the reality is, they are off on their own..catch them if you can.

I looked at tackle boxes today at Walmart..nope. I thought about some kind of foam inserts for a tupperware container..not quite right. I had recently toyed with visiting the tole painting section of hobby lobby and building some miniature shelves to go inside my pantry door..for $40 that is no longer worth the effort.

AND..anyone else with great organization ideas, SPILL!

 

[jblack741]

and the search continues for me... That rack is great if your flavor bottle are from Capella's or like that but I don't see it being very functional with 8ml vials like those from Wizard Labs... I'm on the hunt for a good organizer that will allow me to put most if not all of the flavors for a particular recipe in it's own compartment without being too bulky, that I can use removable labels on. I've tried drawers and have move to see through organizers with dividers but have not found the right one yet. The dividers create a space that is either too small or too large for what I want. So I continue to search!

 

[DenaInWyo]

The vast majority of my bottles are smaller than the Capella 13 mLs..I think they'll do just fine sitting on those shelves even though they won't fill the whole space.

But for what you want..like this?

http://www.amazon.com/Akro-Mils-101...&sr=8-5&keywords=small+drawer+craft+organizer

 

[DenaInWyo]

oooo..or maybe this?

TrippNT 50093 White PVC Plastic Storage Bin with 10 Fixed Compartments, 24" Width x 16" Height x 10.75" Depth, 1 Shelf: Science Lab Racks: Amazon.com: Industrial & Scientific

I like the slant on that one and the open design.

Edited to add: And then I saw the price. Holy Macaroni! It's not even gold plated!

 

[cocacola31173]

I'm excited for it but oh my..the amount of work it's going to take. I had two teenaged boys living down there for 6 years. I have holes in the wall to patch, painting to do..and cleaning. Oh the cleaning. I discovered one of the boys threw his pocket knife at the wall several times. There's a hole in the closet wall that was the result of a teenager/mom argument a few years back that I didn't know about. Sigh..I need a hazmat suit. I've just about got it clean but I really hate painting. I can say all I want that they need to come over and help, but the reality is, they are off on their own..catch them if you can.

I looked at tackle boxes today at Walmart..nope. I thought about some kind of foam inserts for a tupperware container..not quite right. I had recently toyed with visiting the tole painting section of hobby lobby and building some miniature shelves to go inside my pantry door..for $40 that is no longer worth the effort.

AND..anyone else with great organization ideas, SPILL!

I have the same problem with my 2 girls. They have basically destroyed their part of the house! Every wall has holes in and Im not even going to mention the condition of the carpet! I just can't wait til they move out to see what condition their house will be in when the "Mama Fairy" is not there to pick up after them.

They keep asking me now that they are older if I will fix up their rooms...a lot of the damage was done when they were younger. I said yes..as soon as they move out! LOL

 

[DeloresRose]

Go to amazon and search *spice rack*. Loads of great options! Yes, some are not suitable, but I see a couple that would work for me.

 

[Lexibiscuit]

I made wall shelves from scrap wood - It's about 3" wide. My husband used a spade bit to hollow out perfect-sized holes for flavor bottles to sit in in certain parts of the wood shelf. I have equipment in re-purposed Alice in Vapeland packaging boxes, because it's so pretty. And I can tack notes up on the wall. I also created two 3-ring binder notebooks, one for recipes and one for reference materials I print off the internet, which I keep real handy. I've been DIY'ing for about 5 weeks, trying stand alone flavors by percentage and following other recipes I find. So far, I've made ONE concoction that I actually enjoy vaping. I'm getting discouraged, but keeping at it.

I, too, searched for nail polish and spice racks. The space I'm using is part of an unused wet bar in the basement, so I don't have sunlight to deal with. Also, I didn't have much width on the counter, so I wanted to use the wall space. We just happened to have the perfect wood stacked in the backyard. I keep the larger bottles of PG/VG, etc underneath in the cabinet, and refill smaller bottles of the same stuff on the counter top...Have fun!

 

[DenaInWyo]

Wow Lexi..that is an awesome setup! Very jealous!

 

[Boletus]

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5 weeks? Wow, you don't mess around.

 

[DetraMental]

I'm liking it Lexi!

 

[DenaInWyo]

I bit the bullet and totally cleaned out and repurposed the china hutch tonight.

I found:

6 antique cell phones (including my very first flip phone..2004 I think?)
3 blood pressure cuffs/electronic readers. Not sure why we needed 3. Take each arm and a leg and see if they all match?
14 pads of post it notes, including one that my son obviously tried his hand at animation with. He's 21 now, that had to be when he was about 10.
8 expired dog rabies tags.
3 sets of spare keys to cars we no longer own.
A spare house key. We've had a combination lock on the door for 10 years.

Yep, it was time

I now have one shelf on top shared with mom for juice, two drawers, one of which is all DIY little stuff, and two large shelves below, which will hold DIY stuff ..the bottom shelf is now...bare :O. I'm feeling all kinds of organized now. Still undecided on moving the hutch downstairs. It's handy mixing in the kitchen.

I also bagged up 11 evods to PIF to a friend and dusted off my Vamo V3 for giggles. All in all, a productive DIY day..mixed way too much juice in the morning. Ahhh..my kinda Saturday

 

[shynsly]

This works perfect for TFA & WL vials.

Karter Scientific 208U2 Plastic Test Tube Rack for 15/17mm Tubes, Holds 50, Detachable: Science Lab Tube Racks: Amazon.com: Industrial & Scientific

Good Luck in the laboratory!!!!

 

[Alien Traveler]

I am a proud owner of a shoe box.

 

[Harleybarbie]

I made wall shelves from scrap wood - It's about 3" wide. My husband used a spade bit to hollow out perfect-sized holes for flavor bottles to sit in in certain parts of the wood shelf. I have equipment in re-purposed Alice in Vapeland packaging boxes, because it's so pretty. And I can tack notes up on the wall. I also created two 3-ring binder notebooks, one for recipes and one for reference materials I print off the internet, which I keep real handy. I've been DIY'ing for about 5 weeks, trying stand alone flavors by percentage and following other recipes I find. So far, I've made ONE concoction that I actually enjoy vaping. I'm getting discouraged, but keeping at it.

I, too, searched for nail polish and spice racks. The space I'm using is part of an unused wet bar in the basement, so I don't have sunlight to deal with. Also, I didn't have much width on the counter, so I wanted to use the wall space. We just happened to have the perfect wood stacked in the backyard. I keep the larger bottles of PG/VG, etc underneath in the cabinet, and refill smaller bottles of the same stuff on the counter top...Have fun!

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Very awesome!

 

[Harleybarbie]

I'm the proud owner of a tackle box from Walmart and cardboard shipping boxes from The Flavor Apprentice
Actually this was my kitchen table the last time I mixed juice

 

[PhatRon]

Here's what I keep my flavors in and my mixing block that I made. I knocked over a few flavors before I created it. Now they all stay in place so I don't have to worry about knocking over the bottles or the flavors that I'm mixing in.

Tacklebox was purchased at Wal-mart for about $9.00.
Wood was purchased from Michael's for $1.00.

I used some spade drill bits to bore out the holes in the wood. 1 inch bit for the 15ml bottles, 3/4 inch bit for the flavor vials, and I measured it out and if someone wants one for 30ml bottles you would need a 1 1/2 inch bit. It comes in very handy!